A baseball superstar winds up in the middle of a gambling scandal.
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- (00:00) - Introduction: The Legend of Shohei Ohtani
- (00:34) - Earn CPE Credit with Earmark
- (00:54) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud
- (01:44) - Listener Email: Adding Machines
- (03:04) - Upcoming Events and Announcements
- (04:20) - The World of Illegal Gambling
- (06:16) - Matthew Boyer's Descent into Gambling
- (11:39) - Shohei Ohtani: A Baseball Prodigy
- (14:40) - Ipe Mitsuhara: The Trusted Interpreter
- (19:10) - The Scandal Unfolds
- (31:33) - The Dark History of Gambling and Baseball
- (36:22) - The Investigation and Legal Consequences
- (38:11) - Lessons Learned: Trust is Not a Control
- (42:06) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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